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	'''INS ''Vinash'' (K85)''' was a {{sclass\|Vidyut\|missile boat}} of the [[Indian Navy]].<ref name=gs-vidyut>{{cite web\|author=John Pike \|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/viyut.htm \|title=K83 Vidyut (Sov Osa-I) / K90 Viyut (Sov Osa-II) \|publisher=Globalsecurity.org \|date=1971-12-04 \|accessdate=2012-04-24}}</ref><ref name=br-osa-I>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Past/88-Osa-I-Class.html \|title=NAVY - Osa I Class \|publisher=Bharat-Rakshak.com \|date=1971-10-28 \|accessdate=2012-04-24 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807090852/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Past/88-Osa-I-Class.html \|archivedate=2011-08-07 }}</ref> ~~She was a member of the 25th ''Killer'' Missile Boat Squadron.~~		'''INS ''Vinash'' (K85)''' was a {{sclass\|Vidyut\|missile boat}} of the 25th ''Killer'' Missile Boat Squadron of the [[Indian Navy]].<ref name=gs-vidyut>{{cite web\|author=John Pike \|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/viyut.htm \|title=K83 Vidyut (Sov Osa-I) / K90 Viyut (Sov Osa-II) \|publisher=Globalsecurity.org \|date=1971-12-04 \|accessdate=2012-04-24}}</ref><ref name=br-osa-I>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Past/88-Osa-I-Class.html \|title=NAVY - Osa I Class \|publisher=Bharat-Rakshak.com \|date=1971-10-28 \|accessdate=2012-04-24 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807090852/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Past/88-Osa-I-Class.html \|archivedate=2011-08-07 }}</ref>

	==Operation Python==		==Operation Python==
	During the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], ''Vinash'' was a part of the [[Operation Python]] strike force along with {{INS\|Talwar\|F140\|6}} and {{INS\|Trishul\|F143\|6}}. The strike force approached [[Karachi]] on 8 December 1971 in rough seas.		During the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], ''Vinash'' was a part of the [[Operation Python]] strike force along with {{INS\|Talwar\|F140\|6}} and {{INS\|Trishul\|F143\|6}}. The strike force approached [[Karachi]] on 8 December 1971 in rough seas.

	''Vinash'' fired 4 [[SS-N-2\|SS-N-2B Styx]] missiles at various targets. The first missile struck the fuel tanks at Keamari Oil Farm. Another missile hit and sunk a Panamian fuel tanker SS ''Gulf Star''. The third and fourth missiles hit the Pakistan Navy fleet tanker {{ship\|PNS\|Dacca\|A41\|6}} and the British merchant ship SS ''Harmattan'', which were badly damaged.<ref name="GlobalSecurity">{{cite web\| url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/indo-pak_1971.htm\|title=Indo-Pakistani War of 1971}}</ref>		''Vinash'' fired 4 [[SS-N-2\|SS-N-2B Styx]] missiles at various targets. The first missile struck the fuel tanks at Keamari Oil Farm. Another missile hit and sunk Panamian fuel tanker SS ''Gulf Star''. The third and fourth missiles hit the Pakistan Navy fleet tanker {{ship\|PNS\|Dacca\|A41\|6}} and the British merchant ship SS ''Harmattan'', which were badly damaged.<ref name="GlobalSecurity">{{cite web\| url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/indo-pak_1971.htm\|title=Indo-Pakistani War of 1971}}</ref>

	Operation Python and its preceding [[Operation Trident (Indo-Pakistani War of 1971)\|Operation Trident]] were ~~tremendous successes~~. The Pakistani fuel reserves for the Karachi sector were destroyed and flames could be seen from 60 miles away. India established complete control over the oil route from the [[Persian Gulf]] to Pakistani ports.<ref name="book">{{cite web\| url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040111/spectrum/book1.htm\|title=How west was won…on the waterfront}}</ref> Shipping traffic to and from Karachi, Pakistan's only major port at that time, ceased.		Operation Python and its preceding [[Operation Trident (Indo-Pakistani War of 1971)\|Operation Trident]] were successful. The Pakistani fuel reserves for the Karachi sector were destroyed and flames could be seen from 60 miles away. India established complete control over the oil route from the [[Persian Gulf]] to Pakistani ports.<ref name="book">{{cite web\| url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040111/spectrum/book1.htm\|title=How west was won…on the waterfront}}</ref> Shipping traffic to and from Karachi, Pakistan's only major port at that time, ceased.

	Lt. Cdr. Vijai Jerath, commanding officer of INS ''Vinash'' was awarded the [[Vir Chakra]] for the operation.<ref name=in-awards>{{cite web\|url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/t2t2e/Trans2Trimph/chapters/42_awards1.htm \|title=Chapter-42 \|publisher=Indiannavy.nic.in \|accessdate=2012-04-24 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224022341/http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/t2t2e/Trans2Trimph/chapters/42_awards1.htm \|archivedate=2012-02-24 }}</ref>		Lt. Cdr. Vijai Jerath, commanding officer of INS ''Vinash'' was awarded the [[Vir Chakra]] for the operation.<ref name=in-awards>{{cite web\|url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/t2t2e/Trans2Trimph/chapters/42_awards1.htm \|title=Chapter-42 \|publisher=Indiannavy.nic.in \|accessdate=2012-04-24 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224022341/http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/t2t2e/Trans2Trimph/chapters/42_awards1.htm \|archivedate=2012-02-24 }}</ref>

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'''INS ''Vinash'' (K85)''' was a {{sclass|Vidyut|missile boat}} of the [[Indian Navy]].<ref name=gs-vidyut>{{cite web|author=John Pike |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/viyut.htm |title=K83 Vidyut (Sov Osa-I) / K90 Viyut (Sov Osa-II) |publisher=Globalsecurity.org |date=1971-12-04 |accessdate=2012-04-24}}</ref><ref name=br-osa-I>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Past/88-Osa-I-Class.html |title=NAVY - Osa I Class |publisher=Bharat-Rakshak.com |date=1971-10-28 |accessdate=2012-04-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807090852/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Past/88-Osa-I-Class.html |archivedate=2011-08-07 }}</ref> She was a member of the 25th ''Killer'' Missile Boat Squadron.

==Operation Python==
During the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], ''Vinash'' was a part of the [[Operation Python]] strike force along with {{INS|Talwar|F140|6}} and {{INS|Trishul|F143|6}}. The strike force approached [[Karachi]] on 8 December 1971 in rough seas.

''Vinash'' fired 4 [[SS-N-2|SS-N-2B Styx]] missiles at various targets. The first missile struck the fuel tanks at Keamari Oil Farm. Another missile hit and sunk a Panamian fuel tanker SS ''Gulf Star''. The third and fourth missiles hit the Pakistan Navy fleet tanker {{ship|PNS|Dacca|A41|6}} and the British merchant ship SS ''Harmattan'', which were badly damaged.<ref name="GlobalSecurity">{{cite web| url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/indo-pak_1971.htm|title=Indo-Pakistani War of 1971}}</ref>

Operation Python and its preceding [[Operation Trident (Indo-Pakistani War of 1971)|Operation Trident]] were tremendous successes. The Pakistani fuel reserves for the Karachi sector were destroyed and flames could be seen from 60 miles away. India established complete control over the oil route from the [[Persian Gulf]] to Pakistani ports.<ref name="book">{{cite web| url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040111/spectrum/book1.htm|title=How west was won…on the waterfront}}</ref> Shipping traffic to and from Karachi, Pakistan's only major port at that time, ceased.

Lt. Cdr. Vijai Jerath, commanding officer of INS ''Vinash'' was awarded the [[Vir Chakra]] for the operation.<ref name=in-awards>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/t2t2e/Trans2Trimph/chapters/42_awards1.htm |title=Chapter-42 |publisher=Indiannavy.nic.in |accessdate=2012-04-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224022341/http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/t2t2e/Trans2Trimph/chapters/42_awards1.htm |archivedate=2012-02-24 }}</ref>

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